What to do if you feel itchy during the recovery period of a burn

After the skin is burned, it takes some time to recover. Some people experience itchy skin during the recovery period. In fact, this is a normal phenomenon, which means that our skin is slowly healing. At this time, it is best not to scratch or scratch with your hands to prevent wound infection. You also need to eat a light diet. If the itching is severe, it is best to go to the hospital and apply some suitable ointment under the guidance of a doctor.

During the recovery period of burns, itching will occur. Patients should not scratch the wound with their hands. They can relieve the itching by applying burn medicine. Most burn medicines have a relatively good anti-itching effect. Secondly, if the itching during the burn recovery period is very severe, the patient should be careful to avoid wound infection, especially not to expose the wound to the outside, otherwise it is very likely to cause wound inflammation and infection, making wound healing more difficult.

Of course, during the treatment of burns, in addition to not scratching the itchy skin with their hands, patients should also pay attention to their eating habits and living habits. Before the burn wound is completely healed, it is important to bandage it. If you are afraid that the wound will come into contact with water during a shower or face wash, wrap it with plastic wrap and then take a shower or wash your face. This can effectively protect the injured skin, prevent it from getting infected, and promote rapid healing.

In addition, if you can pay attention to your diet during the recovery period of burns, do not eat spicy or irritating foods, and do not eat high-calorie or high-fat foods. In your daily diet, you should pay attention to eating a light diet, eat more fresh fruits and vegetables, and foods that are high in protein, fiber, and vitamins. These foods can accelerate the healing ability of skin tissue and help patients' wounds recover quickly.

How are burns caused?

Western medicine causes:

Scalds from water or fire refer to the direct effects of burning materials, scorching liquids, solids, gases, and electric current on the human body, causing scalds or burns to the skin, or even fire poison attacking the internal organs. The area and extent of damage are related to temperature and exposure time. An injury-related disease with the main symptoms of redness, swelling, burning pain, blistering, and eschar formation at the wound site, accompanied by fever, irritability, yellow urine, and even coma.

TCM pathogenesis:

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that this disease is caused by the evil of fire toxicity, which injures the skin externally. In severe cases, the heat evil enters the interior, attacks the heart, consumes qi and damages yin, causing both qi and yin to be damaged, imbalance of yin and yang, blockage of blood vessels, poor circulation of qi and blood, heat damages the blood, yin fluid is consumed, and the skin loses nourishment, thus causing this disease.

Pathophysiology:

The main pathophysiological changes of burns are the dilation and increased permeability of capillaries in the burn area and its surrounding and deep tissues, which causes plasma exudation, leading to edema in the tissue spaces, loss of water, salt and protein, and excessively high temperatures can cause local tissue necrosis. Plasma exudation in large-area burns is not limited to the burned area, but can also occur in other unburned areas and internal organs, causing systemic lesions. Burns caused by different reasons have different characteristics.